Director

Kelly J. Grier

Director·Illinois Tool Works Inc.

About

Kelly J. Grier is the retired US Chair and Managing Partner (CEO) of Ernst & Young LLP (EY), having served in that capacity from 2018 to July 2022. She has been an ITW director since 2022 and serves on the Audit and Finance Committees.

A Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of service at EY, she has been a Senior Advisor of Permira Advisers since January 2023 and joined the board of Zendesk Inc. in December 2023.

Since 2022
Age 56
Tenure 4 yrs

Also at Illinois Tool Works Inc.

CO Christopher A. O'Herlihy President & Chief Executive Officer; Director ES E. Scott Santi Non-Executive Chairman of the Board; Director DB Daniel J. Brutto Director SC Susan Crown Director DF Darrell L. Ford Director JG James W. Griffith Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Director 2022–present Current role
Ernst & Young LLP (EY) US Chair and Managing Partner (CEO) 2018-2022 Retired in July 2022; over 30 years of service at EY.
Permira Advisers Senior Advisor British global investment firm; since January 2023.

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Booking Holdings Inc. Member of the Audit Committee
CDW Corporation Chair of the Audit Committee; member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
AT&T Inc. Member of the Human Resources and Corporate Development and Finance Committees
Zendesk Inc. Director

Related

Company Illinois Tool Works Inc. Company hub Person Christopher A. O'Herlihy President & Chief Executive Officer; Director Person E. Scott Santi Non-Executive Chairman of the Board; Director Person Daniel J. Brutto Director Person Susan Crown Director Person Darrell L. Ford Director Person James W. Griffith Director Person Jay L. Henderson Director Person Jaime Irick Director Person Richard H. Lenny Independent Lead Director; Director Person Jennifer F. Scanlon Director Nominee Person David B. Smith, Jr. Director Person Pamela B. Strobel Director Deal Illinois Tool Works Click Commerce 2006 Deal page Deal Illinois Tool Works Foilmark 2001 Deal page Deal Illinois Tool Works Premark International 1999 Deal page
Source: Illinois Tool Works Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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